Saumya Daan

Saumya Daan
सौम्या दान
Born (1982-03-02) 2 March 1982
Mumbai, India
Other names Soumya Daan
Occupation Voice actor
customer service assistant
Years active 1994–Current
Website www.sdaan7.wix.com/voicelife

Saumya Daan (Hindi: सौम्या दान Saumyā Dāna, born March 2, 1982 in Mumbai) is an Indian voice actor who speaks English, Hindi, Marathi and Bengali and formerly worked as a customer service assistant with Jet Airways until 2010 to become a full-time voice actor.

Voice career

Saumya has been voicing for commercial promos for radio and television programs, and also for advertisements of products.

Dubbing career

Saumya has been dubbing for Indian and foreign productions into the Hindi language since 1994 with over more than 20 years of experience as of 2015. His very first Hindi dubbing voice role was for Jerry Supiran's role as Jamie Lawson in the American science fiction television sitcom series, Small Wonder. He was 12 years old at the time of this.

He is considered to be the official Hindi dub-over artist for American actor, Shia LaBeouf. He's also the official Hindi dub-over artist for Joe Jonas and also dubbed for James and Oliver Phelps respectively for the twin characters Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter film series. Also, He has dubbed for Indian and foreign productions into the Marathi and Bengali languages with supervision.

Filmography

Voice roles

Commercials

Year Promo Language
2009 Star Plus – Get Plus Hindi
2009 Loop Mobile In the Loop Hindi
2009 Indian Idol Radio Spot Promotion Hindi

Dubbing roles

Television animation

Program title Original voice Character Dub Language Original Language Number of Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series[1] Neil Patrick Harris Peter Parker/Spider-Man Hindi English 13 7/11/2003-
9/12/2003
2003 Aired on Cartoon Network India.
The Archies Unknown voice actor Unknown character Hindi English 17 9/14/1968-
30 August 1969
Unknown Dubbed and aired on television, much later after the original airing.
Dave the Barbarian Danny Cooksey Dave Hindi English 21 1/23/2004-
22 January 2005
Unknown
Ultimate Spider-Man Drake Bell Peter Parker / Spider-Man Hindi English Aired by Disney XD
Avengers Assemble (TV series) Drake Bell Peter Parker / Spider-Man Hindi English Aired by Disney XD
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Drake Bell Peter Parker / Spider-Man Hindi English Aired by Disney XD
The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series) Josh Keaton Peter Parker / Spider-Man Hindi English Aired by Cartoon Network

Anime

Program title Original Japanese voice Character Dub Language Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes
Pokémon Mamoru Miyano(JP)br/> Jason Griffith(EN)br/> Inuyama (JP)
Nathan Price (Episodes 2–33)
Maddie Blaustein (Seasons 1–8)
James Carter Cathcart (Seasons 9-) (EN)
Cilan(Dent)
(First Dub) Meowth (Nyarth)
(Second Dub)
Hindi 779 (dubbed 653) 4/1/1997-Current First dub 5/12/2003-10/2013
(India)
2004–Current
(Pakistan)
Second dub 5/19/2014-Current
The First 8 seasons dubbed, were based on the 4Kids Entertainment English dub. The later seasons were also dubbed in Hindi and are also revised translations based on the English dub. A Second Hindi dub has been produced by UTV Software Communications featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation and aired on Hungama TV. Saumya Daan was involved in both Hindi dub productions. He voiced Clian in the first Hindi dub and Mewowth in the second Hindi dub. Damandeep Singh Baggan originally voiced Meowth in the first Hindi dub, which was produced by Sound & Vision India.
Digimon (Digital Monsters) Masami Kikuchi Joe-Kido Hindi (Season 1-2) August 1, 1999 2003-2004 He voiced as Joe in Digimon Adventures 01 and 02 for Sound&Vision India which aired on Cartoon Network India,

Live action television

Program title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes
Small Wonder Jerry Supiran Jamie Lawson Hindi English 96 9/7/1985-5/20/1989 1994–1998 Debut role for Saumya. Aired on Star Plus from 1994–1998.
Diff'rent Strokes Todd Bridges Willis Jackson Hindi English 189 (Dubbed ???) 11/3/1978-
3/6/1986
1995–1999[2] The Hindi dubbed version of this sitcom, premiered in the late 90s, from 1995 till 1999 on Sony Entertainment Television and on Doordarshan.[3]
Alif Laila Unknown actor Unknown character Hindi Urdu
Hindi
Bengali
260
(Dubbed ???)
1993–1996
Even Stevens Shia LaBeouf Louis Anthony Stevens Hindi English 65 6/17/2000-
13 June 2003
Unknown Aired on UTV, dubbed in Hindi.
Power Rangers SPD Chris Violette Sky Tate Hindi English 38 2/5/2005-
14 November 2005
Unknown Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.
Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan Rajat Tokas Prithviraj Chauhan (Prithvi Raj III) Hindi 382 5/12/2006–
15 March 2009
Saumya was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production due to the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actors. The original performers were unable to convey their lines properly due to health problems, despite that these shows were already shot in Hindi.
Dharam Veer Vikrant Massey Dharam Hindi 195 1/21/2008–
30 October 2008
Jonas L.A. Joe Jonas Joe Jonas Hindi English 34 5/2/2009-
10/3/2010
11/30/2009-
2011(?)
The Kennedys Unknown Unknown Hindi English 8 4/3/2011-
4/10/2011
6/??/2012 Aired on History TV18 in June 2012.
Adını Feriha Koydum Yusuf Akgün Koray Onat Hindi Turkish 1/14/2011-
6/28/2012
9/15/2015-Ongoing Airs on Zee Zindagi dubbed in Hindi.

Live action films

Film title Actor(s) Character(s) Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! Prashant Ranyal Aman Hindi 2011 2011 Saumya was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because of the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actual actor. Prashant were unable to convey his lines properly due to temporary health problems, despite that this movie was already shot in Hindi.
Pokiri Mahesh Babu Krishna Manohar aka "Pandu" Hindi Telugu 2006 2006
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone James and Oliver Phelps Fred and George Weasley Hindi English 2001 2002 Released in the US, India, and Pakistan as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets James and Oliver Phelps Fred and George Weasley Hindi English 2002 2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban James and Oliver Phelps Fred and George Weasley Hindi English 2004 2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire James and Oliver Phelps Fred and George Weasley Hindi English 2005 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix James and Oliver Phelps Fred and George Weasley Hindi English 2007 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince James and Oliver Phelps Fred and George Weasley Hindi English 2009 2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 James and Oliver Phelps Fred and George Weasley Hindi English 2010 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 James and Oliver Phelps Fred and George Weasley Hindi English 2011 2011
Bad Boys Will Smith Det. Mike Lowrey Hindi English 1995 2010 Was dubbed into Hindi much later, when it was released on VCD/DVD.
Holes Shia LaBeouf Stanley "Caveman" Yelnats IV Hindi English 2003 Unknown
Bobby Shia LaBeouf Cooper Hindi English 2006 2006
Disturbia Shia LaBeouf Kale Brecht Hindi English
Spanish
Japanese
2007 2007
Transformers Shia LaBeouf Sam Witwicky Hindi English 2007 2007
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Shia LaBeouf Sam Witwicky Hindi English 2009 2009
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Shia LaBeouf Sam Witwicky Hindi English 2011 2011
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Shia LaBeouf Henry "Mutt Williams" Jones III Hindi English 2008 2008
National Treasure Justin Bartha Riley Poole Hindi English 2004 2004
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Justin Bartha Riley Poole Hindi English 2007 2007
The Departed Leonardo DiCaprio William "Billy" Costigan, Jr. Hindi English 2006 2008 VCD/DVD version releases.
Live Free or Die Hard Justin Long Matthew "Matt" Farrell Hindi English 2007 2007 Internationally released as: Die Hard 4.0.
Camp Rock Joe Jonas Shane Gray Hindi English 2008 2009 Aired Summer 2009.
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam Joe Jonas Shane Gray Hindi English 2010 2010 Aired September 2010.
Predators Topher Grace Edwin Hindi English 2010 2010
The Smurfs Anton Yelchin Clumsy Smurf (voice) Hindi English 2011 2011 American Live Action film mixed with CGI animation.
The Smurfs 2 Anton Yelchin Clumsy Smurf (voice) Hindi English 2013 2013 American Live Action film mixed with CGI animation.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Tom Felton Dodge Landon Hindi English 2011 2011
Final Destination 5 Arlen Escarpeta Nathan Sears Hindi English 2011 2011
The Darkest Hour Max Minghella Ben Hindi English
Russian
2011 2012
Battleship Taylor Kitsch Lt. Alex Hopper Hindi English 2012 2012
V for Vendetta (film) Hugo Weaving V Hindi English 2005 2012 Voiced for the UTV Software Communications in-house production Hindi dub that aired on UTV Action.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Jude Law Dr. John Watson Hindi English 2011 2011 Shanoor Mirza dubbed this role in the previous Movie. Performed alongside Mayur Vyas who voiced Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in Hindi.
Kick-Ass 2 (film) Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chris D'Amico Hindi English 2013 2013
Jack Reacher (film) Jai Courtney Charlie Hindi English 2012 2012 Performed alongside Mayur Vyas who voiced Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher in Hindi.
Divergent (film) Miles Teller Peter Hayes Hindi English 2014 2014

Animated films

Film title Original voice Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
The Incredibles Michael Bird Tony Rydinger Hindi English 2004 2004 The Hindi dub released as "Hum Hain Lajawab".
A Christmas Carol Jim Carrey Ghost of Christmas Past Hindi English 2009 2011 Dubbed for TV

See also

References

  1. "Dubbing a Success Story". IndianTelevision.com. 27 March 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "List of Old Doordarshan TV shows and Serials – AbhiSays.com". abhisays.com. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. "'Diff'rent Strokes' Fame Gary Coleman is No More – NKJ Live". nkjlive.com. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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